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If a plastic ruler is rubbed with a cloth does the ruler obtain a positive charge?
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∙ 11y ago
Because electrons will be transferred from the cloth to the insulating rod. But the charge will be negative.
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∙ 9y ago
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Why does a rubbed plastic object stay charged but a rubbed metal object lose its charge?
Plastic is an insulator where as metal is a good conductor
What charge does amber get when rubbed with nylon?
Nylon - positive chargeAmber - negative charge
What kind of charge is produced in silk cloth when it is rubbed against a glass rod?
Positive charge
Which charge does a balloon have when rubbed with a wooden sleeve?
The balloon will gain a negative charge and the woolen sleeve will gain a positive charge.
What is the differencein the charges on a balloon rubbed in your hair and a glass rod rubbed with silk?
One is a negative static charge, the other positive. The exact charge depends on how long and how vigorous the rubbing is. teehee
What type of charge does plastic collect when rubbed?
positive
Why does a rubbed plastic object stay charged but a rubbed metal object lose its charge?
Plastic is an insulator where as metal is a good conductor
Name of the physict who said first the charge on a glass rod rubbed with silk as positive?
The Physicist who said first that the charge on a glass rod rubbed with silk is positive was Michael Faraday.
What charge does amber get when rubbed with nylon?
Nylon - positive chargeAmber - negative charge
What kind of charge is produced in silk cloth when it is rubbed against a glass rod?
Positive charge
Which charge does a balloon have when rubbed with a wooden sleeve?
The balloon will gain a negative charge and the woolen sleeve will gain a positive charge.
What is the differencein the charges on a balloon rubbed in your hair and a glass rod rubbed with silk?
One is a negative static charge, the other positive. The exact charge depends on how long and how vigorous the rubbing is. teehee
When two ojects are rubbed togetherwhat kind of charge gets moved to one another?
positive and negative
A plastic rod is rubbed with fur the rod accumulates an overall charge through what method of charging?
It is static electricity.
What is indicated when the paper bits move towards the rubbed plastic strip?
It indicates that both strips have either both positive or negative charges therefore the plastic strips repel each other.
What is the charge of wool rubbed with a comb?
The wool would have a positive charge, while the comb is negative. This is because the comb will take excess electrons from the wool.
What is the definition of electrical charge?
Benjamin Franklin was the man that defined negative and positive charge. In the nineteenth century, positive and negative charge was known as vitreous and resinous charge, respectively.Franklin defined negative charge as the charge of a piece of amber after being rubbed against glass.
